Welcome to Episode 20 with my guest Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This is the first repeat guest for the podcast. Why a repeat? Well, it’s Women’s History Month, she has a new full-length ballet based on the life historical political figure Eva Perón which is making its Chicago debut this weekend, she’s a badass female choreographer, and honestly, I just love talking with her. You can listen to her interview on Episode 9 here. Ticket for the performances of Ballet Hispánico in Doña Perón at the Auditorium Theatre (March 26 & 27) are available here.
Annabelle has been choreographing since 2003 following a 12-year career in various contemporary dance companies throughout Europe. She has created works for 60 dance companies worldwide. In 2012, her first full-length work, A Streetcar Named Desire, originally created for the Scottish Ballet, received the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for “Best Classical Choreography” and was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for “Best New Dance Production” the following year. Annabelle was the recipient of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2019. You can read her full bio here.
- Los Angeles Ballet
- Anastacia Holden
- Lucas Segovia
- Fabrice Calmels
- Tulsa Ballet
- Vendetta
- Ballet 22
- Symbiotic Twin
- Luna Negra Dance Theatre
- Harris Theater for Music and Dance
- Eduardo Vilaro
- Evita the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Evita the movie
- Eva Perón
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Doña Perón creative team
- Dutch National Ballet
- Frida
- Broken Wings
- Houston Ballet
- Ballet Nacional Chileno
- BalletX
- Hong Kong Ballet
- Queensland Ballet
- Joshua Beamish
